to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
shock resistance; impact resistance
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
suddenly; all of a sudden
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
though; notwithstanding; although
together with; same; both; all; including ...
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
daring; fearless; audacious; bold; dauntless; daredevil
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
immediately; at once; instantly
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?